The great empire of Alexander of Macedon has fallen into ruins and the cities, states and wildernesses that make up the land of Greece have risen from its ashes as a horde of bright and ambitious young nations, burning to make their mark on the world. The brittle glory of the Grecian states is no longer that of an empire, and never again will be; each of the city-states is too proud of its newfound autonomy, too terrified of another Alexandrian catastrophe, to allow such unity. Nevertheless, these fractious states have their own particular brand of national camaraderie; these are the heirs of Achilles, Theseus and Odysseus, the children of gods in the world of men - the last bastions of true civilization among the sprawling, tyrant-plagued barbarian hordes.